herself
pronoun
uk/hɜːˈself/us/hɝːˈself/A2
used to refer to afemaleobjectof averb, that is the samepersonoranimalas thesubjectof theverb:
她自己Shekepttellingherself that nothing waswrong.她不断地告诉自己一切都没有问题。
Mymotherwouldworryherself todeathif sheknewwhat I was doing.如果我母亲知道我在做什么，她一定会担心死的。
B2
used toemphasizeaparticularwoman,girl, orfemaleanimal:
她亲自Shedecoratedthecakeherself.她亲自装点蛋糕。
She herselfadmittedthat it waswrong.她自己承认那是不对的。
(all) by herself
A2
If a woman orgirldoes something by herself, she does italoneor withouthelpfrom anyoneelse:
她独自；她独立地Shelivesby herself in anenormoushouse.她独自一人住在一所巨大的房子里。
Holly's only three but shewrotehernameall by herself.霍丽只有3岁，但她完全能自己写自己的名字。
(all) to herself
for her use only:
她独自占用Mum's got thehouseto herself thisweekend.这个周末妈妈独自一人在家。
not be/seem/feel herself
not to be,seem, orfeelashappyorhealthyasusual:
情绪反常Is Michelle allright? She doesn'tseemquiteherself at themoment.米歇尔没事吧？她现在看起来很反常。
in herselfUKinformal
used whendescribingoraskingabout a woman'sstateofmindwhen she isphysicallyill:
（用于描述或询问女性生病后的精神状况）Iknowshe's got backtroublebut how is she in herself?我知道她又患病了，那她现在怎么样？
- She wentshoppingtocheerherself up.
- She was toofrightenedto go herself, so shesenthersontofindout thenews.
- She gave me asignedphotographof herself.
- Shesprayedherself withperfume.
- "I'm sogladtoseeyou!" she said,seatingherself between Eleanor and Marianne.
Linguistics: reflexive forms
- auto
- himself
- itself
- myself
- not be/seem himselfphrase
- oneself
- ourselves
- per se
- reflexive
- self
- themself
- themselves
- thyself
- yourself
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Alone
Numbers: single, double & multiple
Feelings - general words
Grammar
Pronouns: reflexive (myself,themselves, etc.)
Reflexive pronouns end in -self or -selves. They refer back to the subject forms of personal pronouns (underlined in the example below):…Reflexive pronouns for same subject and object
We often use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of the verb refer to the same person or thing:…Reflexive pronouns for emphasis
We can use reflexive pronouns for emphasis:…Reflexive pronouns +bymeaningalone
We often use reflexive pronouns with by to mean ‘alone’ or ‘without any help’:…Reflexive pronouns for politeness
We sometimes use reflexive pronouns instead of personal pronouns for politeness, but not as the subject of a clause:…Idiom
keep (herself) toherself